Yolande d'Aragon
(Hybrid Perpetual sometimes classified as a Portland, 1843) – rich rose pink. When I first saw several images of this rose
posted on the Rose Gallery they literally took my breath away. Once I found out Yolanda was intensely fragrant I had to
add her to this list. Everything I could find on this cultivar says it has restrained growth (something unheard of among the
Hybrid Perpetuals) forming a medium upright shrub of 4’ tall, but the Image that GardenWhimsy posted showed a skyscraping
shrub to at least 7-8 feet. Maybe she will post a followup and tell us about the growth habit and disease resistance of the
foliage. Until then I’ll just have to keep dreaming about those ravishing images. Winter hardy to zone 4. Recommended by
GardenWhimsy and Cindybergmann.
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